Category: General

Today, the Commission is releasing the DiscoverEU autumn call, thanks to which 35,000 young people will receive a rail pass to explore Europe and its rich culture.   The call is open to applicants from Erasmus+ programme countries, from today at noon to 25 October at noon. In order to win a travel pass, young […]

High Commissioner Antonis Sammoutis, presented his letters of credence, to the Governor General of Australia, General David Hurley (Retd), during a ceremony where special reference was made to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Cyprus and Australia in 2023.   A Ministry of Foreign Affairs press release said the new High […]

GMCC and Welling, two brands of Midea Industrial Technology, exhibit at CHILLVENTA 2022, bringing a wide range of compressors, motor, pumps and integrated heat pump solutions that enables energy-saving and decarburization in household appliances.   This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221011005720/en/   GMCC and Welling at CHILLVENTA 2022 (Photo: Business […]

The European Urban Initiative (EUI) is launching today a €50 million call to support urban innovation and cities’ capabilities to build a sustainable urban development. This call is a perfect translation into practise of the core values of the New European Bauhaus (NEB): aesthetics, sustainability, and inclusion. It will allow the second generation of NEB […]

The EU Blockchain Observatory and Forum is pleased to announce its second hybrid event! The event titled “EU Blockchain developments: shaping the future” will be held on October 20th at the premises of the University of Nicosia and will feature speakers across a variety of panels and keynotes on blockchain trends and innovation in Europe […]

Foreign Ministers of Cyprus and Greece held a telephone conversation on Tuesday, during which they discussed various issues focusing on the developments in Libya.   A tweet by the Cyprus Foreign Ministry says that Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias had a useful exchange of views on issues regarding the national, […]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus condemns the new Russian missile attacks against civilians in Ukraine and expresses its full support and solidarity to the government and people of the country.   In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs “condemns the new missile attacks against civilian infrastructure and civilians in Ukrainian cities, which […]

The Deputy Ministry for Innovation, Research and Digital Policy announced Tuesday that a contract has been signed to modernize the state’s websites which will now be accessible through the new digital portal, gov.cy.   The project, that was awarded to EY Cyprus, aims to establish a modern and unified presence for all government services, and […]

President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday that there were both right and wrong choices during his presidency, but expressed hope that some of the important reforms will be recognized.   He said that the countdown to the end of his tenure has begun and he will be watching the country’s progress from afar.   The […]

Deputy Minister of Culture Yiannis Toumazis participated in the deliberations of the UNESCO Mondiacult 2022 that took place late September in Mexico.   According to a press release issued on Tuesday, in his intervention, Toumazis noted the value of culture as the main component for sustainable development for the next generations, through the connection of […]